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SHIELD Recovery Room

Steve reached up and wiped the tears out of Peggy's eyes. She sat on the edge of the bed while Steve knelt on the floor in front of her. They spent a few minutes simply staring at each other before either one of them spoke up.

"Where am I?" Peggy finally asked.

"You're in a recovery room on a SHIELD base." Peggy gave Steve a curious look.

"You'd probably know SHIELD better as the SSR. You, Howard and Phillips created SHIELD from the SSR. You were even the Director for years." Steve filled in the gaps for Peggy.

"What year do you think this is?"

Peggy looked around the room. "1947. What year is it, actually?"

"It's 2016. Don't worry, it was a pretty big shock for me too." Steve sat back a little bit.

"I guess I should fill you in on that, too." Peggy nodded to Steve. He stood up, and sat across from Peggy on the bed.

"When I crashed the Valkyrie, the ice sort of froze me in time. The serum was basically the only thing that kept me alive. 70 years later, and team discovered me, brought me back to New York and defrosted me."

Peggy winced at the term.

"Joined up with the Avengers, saved the planet a few times, but I've basically been on my own ever since."

"You're not alone anymore." Steve leaned his head down into Peggy's hands.

"Did anyone figure out how I got here? The last thing I remember is stepping inside a containment unit in Howard's lab, and then I woke up here. I've been in and out of sleep for a couple of days I guess."

"I know; I've been here for almost all of them." Steve's face flushed a light shade of pink.

"Steven Rogers, when was the last time you slept?"

"Probably 3 or 4…"

"Hours?" Peggy was hopeful.

"Days." His response was extremely blunt.

"You are going to go lay down this second and sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up."

Steve smiled at how Peggy hadn't changed at all, still as bossy as ever.

"I'm fine. I'd rather stay here with you." Steve rubbed his face, his eyes drooping with exhaustion.

"Alright then." Peggy sat back in the bed, her back against the wall, patting her hand on her lap. "You're going to lay right here and sleep."

"Peggy…"

"Ah! I said lay down Captain."

Steve was beyond the point of arguing. He was beyond exhausted, and knew that he could not stay awake much longer. Giving in, Steve crawled into the bed and laid his head down on Peggy's lap. Within seconds, he was out cold.

Steve woke up some time later, his body facing down on the bed, his head in Peggy's lap, and his arm wrapped over her leg. She smiled down at him, her hands running through his hair as he stirred.

Steve sat up, rubbing his eyes. "How long was I out?"

Peggy turned off the tablet that was in her hands and placed it on a side table. "Almost 5 hours. I took the liberty of catching up on what I'd missed. A Dr. Simmons helped me learn my way around that tablet and get me on to a Wikipedia; I believe it's called. Lovely girl, she was thrilled to see you sleeping finally."

"So you're all caught up, huh?"

"I suppose I am. I can't believe about Hydra living on after the Red Skull. I can believe that you stopped them, yet again. And Sergeant Barnes?"

"He's safe. Getting better, I hope." Steve shifted his eyed down to the bed.

"I'm glad you two found each other again."

Steve smiled.

"I, uh, I could really use a shower. Would you mind if I left you for about an hour?"

"Not at all. Dr. Simmons mentioned some tests they would like to run now that I'm awake. You go shower, I'll be here when you're done."

They both got up off the bed, Steve stretching out his body and helping Peggy get to her feet. Dr. Simmons came into the room to collect Peggy, leading her out before Steve left. He finally got the courage to do what should have been done hours ago.

"Wait!" Steve called out to Peggy as she was exiting the room.

She turned back as Steve walked up to her. He put one hand on her waist, and the other on the side of her face, tilting her head up so he could bring his down to meet hers. Steve brought his lips down to Peggy's, savoring the moment; unlike the rushed kiss they had in the back of Schmidt's car. Dr. Simmons smiled at the scene and looked away, giving them some privacy.

Peggy had placed one hand on Steve's chest, and the other on his arm to make sure she didn't fall over. They broke apart and Steve smiled at Peggy's still closed eyes.

"Well that was worth 70 years of waiting." Steve and Peggy laughed at the same time.

"See you in an hour darling."